Bharrat Jagdeo

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New York, October 6, 2011--Guyanese president Bharrat
Jagdeo has suspended television station CNS6 from broadcasting
for four months in the period leading up to the presidential elections,
according to local news reports. The suspension stemmed
from a May 4 broadcast that aired comments about a local bishop who is a close
associate of the president, news
reports said.

"We are alarmed that President Bharrat Jagdeo has decided to suspend television station CNS6," said CPJ's Americas Senior Program Coordinator Carlos Lauría. "All Guyanese media must be allowed to report the news freely before the presidential election so that citizens can access information from multiple sources."